Spain needs a victory at the Maracana stadium after losing its opening match 5-1 to the Netherlands, and Del Bosque decided to replace two of the players who were a key part of the team’s previous three straight major championships titles.

Chile, meanwhile, replaced forward Jorge Valdivia with midfielder Francisco Silva in a bid to slow Spain’s attack. Alexis Sanchez and Arturo Vidal lead the South American attack for the second straight game following a 3-1 victory over Australia to open Group B.

Xavi has been the one of the core players in leading Spain to consecutive European Championships and its first World Cup win in South Africa four years ago. Xavi and Pique, also Barcelona teammates, have a combined 194 caps for Spain.